OUR FACILITIES & LOCATION

LOCATION

Jacksonville
The Jacksonville campus of the Stenotype Institute is conveniently located in the Metro Square Office Park at the corner of Phillips Highway and Emerson Street, conveniently off I-95, south of downtown Jacksonville.

Orlando
The new Orlando campus is located five minutes west of downtown. It is situated in a beautiful office park, providing a college campus-like atmosphere. With easy access to I-4, it can easily serve nearby areas such as Daytona, Gainesville, Clearwater, and Tampa/St. Petersburg.

FACILITIES

Jacksonville
The Stenotype Institute - Jacksonville occupies 23,800 Sq. Ft state-of-the-art classroom and office facilities, specifically designed for court reporting instruction. It includes:

• 15 classrooms used for theory, speedbuilding, and academic courses
• Computer lab for CAT (computer-aided transcription) and realtime classes
• Transcription lab
• Library with standard reference works, all required NCRA books and periodicals,and internet-linked computing for on-line research
• Auditorium for school meetings, seminars, graduation ceremonies, and mock trials
• Bookstore for books, supplies, and machines
• Student and faculty lounges
• Offices for administration, staff meetings, admissions, and financial aid

• 12 classrooms used for theory, speedbuilding, academic courses, and mock trials
• Computer lab for CAT (computer-aided transcription) and realtime classes
• Transcription lab
• Library
• Student and faculty lounges
• Offices for administration, staff meetings, admissions, and financial aid

HOURS OF OPERATION

ACCENT ON TECHNOLOGY

It is abundantly clear that today’s court reporter has to be comfortable both in a computer-integrated courtroom (CIC) and in other realtime reporting environments. Toward this end, the Stenotype Institute fosters the use of realtime-compatible steno machines beginning in theory and carrying through to graduation. All of the student computers are Pentium III machines loaded with Windows 98 or Windows 2000 and Microsoft Word. Realtime writing and other CAT applications use CaseCATalyst as well as a variety of other translation/transcription software.

Textbooks for academic courses are complemented by use of CD-ROMs. Standard reference works and periodicals in the library are coupled with Web-based materials on internet-connected computers.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

In addition to its own resources, the Stenotype Institute has access to the libraries of:

• Coastal Florida School of Law (Jacksonville)
• Florida Community Colleges of Jacksonville (Jacksonville)
• Jacksonville University (Jacksonville)
• Jones Business College (Jacksonville)
• University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
• Florida Metropolitan University (Orlando)
• Valencia Community College (Orlando)

Also, since municipal, county, state, and federal courts are active in Jacksonville (the county seat of Duval County) and Orlando (the county seat of Orange County), field trips are taken to these facilities periodically.

HOUSING

While the Stenotype Institute does not have student housing, there are many apartment complexes, condominiums, and rental homes with a five-block or five-mile radius of the two campuses. We maintain up-to-date files on many of the areas’ rental and for-sale properties.

DRESS CODE

Students are encouraged to dress informally and comfortably, as long as their attire is presentable and in good taste. Prescribed business attire is required for school-related visits to professional sites such as local schools, offices, and courtrooms.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The court reporting student shall conduct himself/herself in a manner appropriate for the profession for which the student is training. A student who causes a disruption in the classroom or on school property, uses profanity, or harasses another student or teacher will be counseled by the educational director and/or president of the school. If the student fails to comply with requirements for correcting such conduct, the student will be dismissed from school.

Any student who is found cheating, stealing, using illegal drugs or alcohol will be terminated from school.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Stenotype Institute complies with Florida State statutes on Veterans’ Preference and federal statutes on non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, marital status, handicap, sex, and age.

STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW

To comply with the Student Right-To-Know Act of 1990 (Title 1 of Public Law 101-542), information on placement, graduation, and withdrawal rates is available from the Executive Director upon request.